Amazon
Court blocks California law on children’s online safety
A federal judge said California cannot enforce a state law meant to shield children from online content that could harm them mentally or physically.
apparel
US holiday retail sales stronger than last year, Mastercard says
Holiday shoppers opened their wallets at the last minute in search of good deals on online platforms in a sign that household finances remain healthy.
Anat Bracha
US jobs data may be miscounting millions of ‘gig’ workers, research suggests
Millions of “gig” workers may get missed every month in the U.S. government’s employment report.
Apple
Musk’s X has a fraction of rivals’ content moderators, EU says
X has just 2,294 content moderators to ensure users comply with EU online content rules.
Alphabet
Meta and Snap must detail child protection measures by Dec. 1, EU says
Meta and Snaphave been given a deadline to give more information on how they protect children from illegal and harmful content.
Alphabet
Google, Meta win court fight against Austrian online content rule
Top EU court backs Google, Meta, and TikTok against Austrian law mandating hate speech deletion.